Person: Mary Hurley

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<p>PAC deputy chair Catherine Murphy said the project change 'doesn’t strike me as value for money'. Picture: RollingNews.ie</p>

politics

New social enterprises database 'totally separate' from Benefacts

Department of Public Expenditure and Reform was criticised over its decision last year to shut Benefacts, on which State agencies relied for free financial information

<p> Green Party councillor Liam Quaide, who has campaigned for the retention of Owenacurra, called on the Mental Health Commission to issue a statement. Picture: Dan Linehan</p>

munster

Mental Health Commission urged to act on Owenacurra

general

Those were the days: Documentary looks back at happy nights at Redbarn dancehall

news

A tough balancing act for mothers on campaign trail

business

Tender loving care for cattle key to brothers’ dairy success

news

Group opposing incinerator plans Obama-style drive

‘You came. You saw. You will conquer’

TEACHERS normally discourage telling tales out of school, but the crowd who gathered to protest against education cuts were agog to hear what Joe O’Toole had to say.

Thu, 30 Oct, 2008

Burning issue still a threat to Cork people

IT is very important the people of Cork realise that incineration company Indaver Ireland has not gone away.

Mon, 16 Apr, 2007

European Union dioxin limits should not give false comfort

EPA director Larry Stapleton (Irish Examiner letters, November 11) said that in my letter (Irish Examiner, October 31) I ignored the fact that dioxin levels in Ireland were low compared with the EU limit.

Mon, 28 Nov, 2005

Incinerators granted licences despite opposition

THE Environmental Protection Agency has granted a licence for the country's first toxic waste incinerator, despite vehement opposition from environmental groups.

Sat, 26 Nov, 2005

Local residents slam granting of incinerator licences

Local residents have slammed the Environmental Protection Agency's decision to grant licences for two controversial incinerators in Co Meath and Co Cork.

Fri, 25 Nov, 2005

Dioxin levels apply to adults - not children

IS enough enough - or just a little more?

Fri, 25 Nov, 2005

Glanbia praises top milk producers

QUALITY is the gateway to winning and keeping consumer confidence, Glanbia group managing director John Moloney said yesterday, when he presented a County Laois family with the group’s overall quality milk supplier award at a function in Co Kilkenny.

Wed, 23 Nov, 2005

Harbour area dioxin levels are way under EU limits

I REFER to the letter from Mary Hurley (Irish Examiner, October 31) in relation to the Environmental Protection Agency’s report on dioxin levels in Ireland in 2004.

Fri, 11 Nov, 2005

EPA under fire over second caustic spill

THE Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must review its response procedures to industrial accidents after the revelation of a second caustic soda spill in the past six weeks, environmentalists and politicians said yesterday.

Fri, 29 Jul, 2005

Government ignores incineration risks

THE refusal of the Government recently to meet members of Cork Harbour Alliance for a Safe Environment (CHASE) should not surprise the people of Cork.

Mon, 27 Jun, 2005

Ministers accused of treating incinerator protesters with ‘contempt’

TWO Cabinet Ministers visiting Cork yesterday were accused of ignoring the health of 30,000 local people opposed to the proposed €93 million toxic waste incinerator at Ringaskiddy and treating them with “contempt.”

Thu, 09 Jun, 2005

Incinerator objectors hit out at ‘silent’ ministers

OBJECTORS to the proposed €93 million toxic waste incinerator in Cork yesterday hit out at two local ministers for their failure to support the latest bid to stop it going ahead.

Tue, 01 Mar, 2005

Ex-garda arrested for drink driving after man killed in crash

THE man arrested on suspicion of drink driving following a fatal car crash at the weekend was a former garda, it emerged yesterday.

Mon, 26 Jul, 2004